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I’m stepping it up a notch in my final push of this year’s JDRF Ride to Cure season. If you’ve met me, you likely know my love affair for my alma mater, Auburn University. If you’ve never met me, you likely still know about my affection for Auburn. When asked my favorite teams in college […]

Saturday’s JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes was a homecoming for me. In 2012, I traveled to Death Valley as a first-time rider. I had no idea what I was getting into, and I was overwhelmingly naive about the 100 miles I dreamed of riding in the desert. I finished 70 miles with a lot of […]

When I signed up for my first JDRF Ride in Death Valley four years ago, I didn’t even own a bike. I purchased an old road bike and pedaled around Huntsville all summer. I thought I was well-trained heading into the 100-mile desert ride, but as I saw my last energy bar come back up […]